BALKAN PLOTS
new plays from Central and Eastern Europe
introduced by Gina Landor.

THE BODY OF A WOMAN BY MATEI VISNIEC,
translated by Alison Sinclair.
Two women meet in a clinic on the German Border in the
aftermath of the Bosnian War. Both are struggling to find release from their inner battlefields. 'Incontestably one of the most powerful plays of the Avignon Festival.' La Gazette Provencale.

CORDON BY NEBOJSA ROMCEVIC, translated by Sladjana Vujovic
Special Police in Belgrade incite a riot, maliciously beating a student protester. Photos in the press expose the truth. A harsh indictment of the Milosevic regime.

WHEN I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE… BY ANDREEA VALEAN,
translated by Cheryl Robson & Claudiu Trandafir
A student researches young offenders at a Detention Centre. A hostage crisis ensues, with disastrous consequences. 'A success... ' 22 Magazine

SOAP OPERA BY GYORGY SPIRO, translated by Andrew Bock
A salesman tries to sign up a woman for a Jewish reparations scheme. Explores her dilemma and raises questions about compensation for war crimes. 'Spiro dares to put down what he really thinks… by exposing (our everyday myths)... we experience catharsis.'
Life and Literature.